Deaths involving heroin up by two thirds in two years
Northern Ireland life expectancy over time
The history of strikes in Britain
QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 5–17 Years with Diagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),* by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity — National Health Interview Survey,† United States, 1997–2014
The Hidden Cost of Suspension: How can kids learn if they’re not in school? (interactive – click here)
Map 1: Proportion of life spent in ‘Good’ health at birth by sex, by MSOAs, England, 2009 to 2013
Health Insurance Deductibles Outpacing Wage Increases, Study Finds
Postpartum depressive symptoms – 2009-2011 (interactive – click here)
Kids & cops
Global DALYs Contributed by Mental and Behavioral Disorders
Alcohol use among youth – 2013 (interactive – click here)
Mental Health Statistics
Fast Facts about Mental Illness
BRFSS: Graph of Current Adult Obesity Prevalence (interactive – click here)
The proportions of violent incidents that were alcohol-related increased as the evening progressed
Medicare & Medicaid
BRFSS: Graph of Current Binge Drinking among adults (interactive – click here)
Violence was more often alcohol-related in incidents involving male victims
Leading causes of death
53% of violent incidents involving adults were alcohol-related.
Deaths involving heroin and morphine similar to peak in 2001
Percentage of part-time workers by sex, UK, March-May 2014
Figure 2: Relationships between total householdwealth decile groups and personal wellbeing, after controlling for individual characteristics, July 2011 to June 2012
Unexplained deaths in infancy, England and Wales, 2013
US: Total Correctional Population
Percentage of Adults Aged 19–25 Years with a Usual Place of Care,* by Race/Ethnicity† — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2010 and 2014
Estimated Percentage of Low-Income, Uninsured Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions Based on 2008 to 2013 Data, Highest and Lowest Five States
Relative Poverty in Scotland 2013/14
National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES), 2014
Federal Support for Most State and Local Programs Headed to 50-Year Low
Visualizing Poverty Growth In Dallas
See that dark, brooding image above? That is an attempt to illustrate the increases and decreases in poverty in different neighborhoods in Dallas. The red arrows represent where poverty has increased. They are thicker where populations are denser and longer where poverty has increased more. The green arrows represent where poverty has decreased. You can see them clustered around Uptown and fanning out through the central part of North Dallas. The biggest decrease looks to be in West Dallas.